India can win gold in 2018 Olympiad, says Anand

MUMBAI : Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday admitted that although he has agreed to take part in the Chess Olympiads after 11 years, he was always curious to be a part of the tournament.citing zerotolerance, which hands the opposition a victory if the chess player concerned is late even by a few second, Anand said: “Of course I was curious about playing it. Under different circumstances, I might have played it earlier but it’s nice that I can come back now and play it. There are some things I didn’t like, things like zero-tolerance and some of the rules in the Olympiad but I feel that this time the camaraderie and the team, the positive vibes will more than make up for it.”

Reiterating that the side can be expected to do well in the Olympiads, Anand added: “We will one of the top five-six teams, even that by very small rating points. It will be silly to rule out the gold. We have a good chance but so do many other teams.” The Olympiad is slated to be held in Batumi, Georgia, in September this year.

Fernando Bernardeschi scored the only goal as Juventus kept Serie A leaders Napoli in their sights with a 1-0 win over Cagliari on Saturday.

Napoli are one point clear of Juventus with Inter Milan a distant third, nine points behind the leaders.

Italian winger Bernardeschi nudged home on 74 minutes following a solo break by Douglas Costa down the right flank, but there were worries for Massimiliano Allegri’s side with Argentina star Paulo Dybala limping off in tears with a suspected hamstring strain, and Sami Khedira receiving a head knock.

‘VAR HAS LED TO MORE CONTROVERSIES’

MILAN: The use of video replays by referees in Serie A has led to more controversies, according to Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri.

However, he said this was partly because Italians enjoy controversies and suggested that, in principle, the video replay sys-